胸腔内へ迷入したKirschner 鋼線を胸腔鏡下に摘出できた1 例

A 40-year-old man who had been surgically treated for the fracture of the right humerus with two Kirschner wires （K-wires） complained of chest pain and difficulty in breathing at fourth day after surgery and visited our hospital. Chest radiography revealed dislocation of the K-wire and right pneumothorax. Video-assisted thoracic surgery（ VATS） was performed immediately, and the K-wire was removed safely.